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It has been a long time since my last blog. I thought it was due time to post something new and see if the site still works.

What's new? Same of miserable weather and flooding in Mattawa. Yes, I know, that sounds negative but indeed the glass is half full. That warm, hot, dry humid weather is right around the corner and I cannot wait for it. That means bugs but that is ok, they can be dealt with! In other news, eating and living a healthy lifestyle is amazing, I'm down to 140lbs, tanned and ready for the beach. As of today I have a new motto, sort of....My Adventures - My Voice. I like it because I have control over comments and I may say whatever is on my mind. I don't have to worry about these social media trolls who live negative lives and have nothing better to do than post negative comments on every single social media posts.

It took me a long time but I finally figured a direction for the website. I plan on keeping it localized and promote the area. From Informative links to social media communities the site will help network. I still have a lot more work to do so come back and check it out.

Working at Schneider was a bad experience from the start, this American company which operates a facility in Guelph, ON has somewhat of a different culture. The first day of orientation reminded me of "The Walking Dead", no, there are not any zombies walking around....if we consider people with who suffer from self induced tunnel vision walking around then yes, real live zombies. You see, in the walking dead, Rick tries to find out who is Negan. All of Negan's followers reply with "I am Negan". Schneider is the same way, the video during orientation had everyone saying "I am Schneider", this left me with an eerie feeling. The next video which was shown was an anti union video. "Say "NO" to a union, if someone approaches you with a union card make sure you don't sign it because you don't know what you are signing." And the video went on and on about being anti union.

I should mention that the first day no one shakes your hand. Simply a "hi" and "follow me". The atmosphere was cold. A recruiter came up to the North Bay area and when asked about the turn over rate he replied "near 100%". Schneider in Guelph has a class of new recruits starting every Saturday. The size of the classes range from 7 to 10 people per week which is almost 40 new hires per month. You be the judge.

I don't want to go on and on and bad mouth this company, in my personal experience it was horrible. When I needed help no one contacted me, no reply to emails, phone calls, texts or any messages. Needless to say, this was the first job I have ever walked away from in my life.

As of 4 Aug 2017 #OpRoadrunner is a complete success. I have obtained all my licences. ABM2Z. 18 Aug 2017 I head down to Guelph to start training with Schneider National. It's been a good year to accomplish goals and I remain focused to complete many more.

The AZ was challenging. I took the course with Transport Training Centres North Bay Campus. The thing that was stressful is the instructors oftentimes fell alseeep, in class and in the truck.

#OpDisenthrallment was a big success, it was a fun way to set a goal and achieve it. My next goal which is the continuation of #OpDisenthrallment is to obtain every class of drivers license in Ontario. My license would look like the following, ABMZ.

A - Transports
B - School Bus and any type passenger vehicle on the road
M - Motorcycle
Z - Air brakes

Currently I have B,M2

I can't get my full M until 2019 but I am able to operate a motorcycle anywhere and anytime, the only restriction is 0% alcohol.

I start my AZ on the 19 Jun 2017

In August I will have A,B,M2,Z

I am naming the goal of obtaining a license for every class vehicle #OpRoadrunner.